Cake of soap.



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GEORGE F. sHAvER, or NEW' YORK,- N. Y..Ass1eNoR .To HYGIENE; SOAP d d' GRANULATOR COMPANY, A OORBORATION OE NEW JERSEY.

CAKE oF SOAP.

VSpecification of Letters Patent.

i Patented June 26,1906.

Y v""gippiiaaitnfiled:smania 9.1905. semina-217.771.

Be it known that I, GEORGE F. SHAVER, a

citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York, in the county-of New York and State of New York, have inventedicertain new and useful Improvements iny Cakes of Soap,

i of which the following is a specification.

the container, and a recess in the form of a keywa; in the side of the cake of soap engages z I this sp This invention relates to'acake `of soap4 adapted to be used in a soap shaving or granulatingfmachine. The operation of these machines is well understood, and they usu- .ally consist of a soap-container having a ro lating knife. or other device for cutting or 'granulating the soap. The soap is placed in the container, and means are provided for holding the same against the cutter.

In the operation of the device the cake of soap is gradually cut away until only ay thin portion remains. It 4has been found that this is very apt to break into' small pieces and so clog the cutter. When the rotating cutter is used, va iin or spline is' usually attached to ne and prevents the soap from rotating wlth the cutter. .When the soap is cut away so that only a thin portion remains, the

` recess in this remaining portion will not hold cake of soap of such construction that it may be inserted in a machine-for shaving or granulating soap suchas described, and when thel cake is partially-used a new cake may be placed in the machine on ,top of the first cake, and on account of the peculiar shape of the abutting ends the two cakes will interlock and the cutter will begin to cut on the'new cake before the oldcake is entirely used, and,

further, the remaining piece or pieces of the old cake -will'be held in osition and 'prevent- `ed from rotating with t 1e cutter on account of projections or shoulders formed' on the ends of the cake, as will be more fully described hereinafter.

either end uppermost,jand when a second the Vsinne will engage .therewith at either end It is a further and more specific` object of this invention to so form this cake of soap that it may be insertedin the machine with cake isplaced upon the top of theiirst cake thereof, as shown in Fig. l.

thereof. j This renders it impossiblel to so place the soap in the machine that the en aging ends willfail to accomplish their deslred purposes: l p

Referring now to the drawings accompanying this specification, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a cake of soap embodying 'my invensoap shown in Fig. 1. Fi is aside elevation., Fig. 2 is a plan view ofthe cake of tionjof a portion of two ca 4es ofsoap'in osition, illustrating the interlocking endso the same.

The cake anyform to adapt it for use'with any desired of soap (shown atl-1) maybe of soap'shaving orgranulating machine.` The contour` ofthe same will ofcourse conform to the shape ofthe interior of the container with which it is to be used..

In the drawingsl have illustrated a cake for shaving soap such as described in 'my copending application filed contemporanej ously herewith.

AAt 2 is provided a central opening-in the cylindrical cake which allows the operating- -shafttoipass therethrough to the rotating eutter, which is located atthe under side of' the cake. At 3 I have shown radially-extending walls formed by cutting away adjacent portions of the end 'of the cake at an angle with .the axis number of these walls may be varied to suit the various re uirements. The abutting 4which-is adapted to beused with a machine The size and walls and incline planes leading thereto may be duplicated on opposite ends of the cake 'of soap and are so arranged that regardless of which way the cake is inserted into the container the adjacent ends ofthe old and new cake will interlock, as shown in Fig. 3,v andi when the old cake is nearly cut away the-several remaining portions thereof will be held in positionby the `abutting walls of the new cake, I l

It will be understood that the abutments lor walls on the end of thecake areforlned in accordance with the direction of rotation of the cutter in such a manner that the remainling pieces ofthe old cake of soap will be held` in position against saidwall by the rotfjation of-the cutter. YIn the illustration shown in the Idrawings the cakeisadapted to beused-V with a cutter which rotatesin a, clcclgwise direction.

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A. recess or keyway 4 is provided in one side of the cake of soap and is adapted to enea ve a in or spline attached to the container o? tiie soap-shaving machine.' The obj ect of .this sphne and ke Way is to prevent the rotation of the cake o soa with the cutter, which it will do until Vthe ca e is cut away, so that only a thin portion thereof remains, and it then. be comesnec'essary. to provide means for hold-ing the remaining poitions of the soap in position as described.. This is accomplished in a ver simple and efectivemanner in the cake of soa embodying my invention shown and descri ed. l

It Will be 4evident that various changes may be made in the design and arrangement of the several features from the one shown in.

this illustration, and I do not confine myself to the exactI details of the construction shown, as various modications may be m ade in the form of the interlocking `ends without i de ai'tin'g from the scope of my invention. hat claim isf- 1. A cake of soap adapted for shaving machine, adapted Withoutdeformationl detachably to interlock with a corresponding portion of a second cake to retain the cake in position duruse in a soaping the process of cutting.

' second/cake to retain ""iig the process of shaving machine,

2. 'A cake of soap adapted for use in a soapshaving machine, having an end thereof adapted without deformation detachably to interlock with an end of a second cake to retainthe cake in position during the process oi' setting.

3. A cake oi soa adapted for 'use in a soapshaving machine, aving opposite ends thereof adapted detachably to interlock with. an end of a second cake to retain the cake in position during the process of' cutting.

4. A cake of soap adapted l'or use in a soapshaving machine, havingopposite ends thereof interchan feably adapted to interlock with either end ot a second cake to retain the cake in position during the process of cutting.

. 5. A cake of soap adapted for use in a soapshavin machine; havin r an abutting wall forme at one end thereot and adaptedto engage a corresponding Wallon an end of a sec'- on cake to retain the cake in position during 6. A cake of soa adapted for use in a soapshaving machine, iaving a plurality otabutting Walls formed at one end thereof' and adapted to engage corresponding walls on a the cake in position durcutting, said cakes being freely separable;

' '7. A cake of soap adapted for use in a soaphaving a radially-extending wan adapted toengage a corres ending Wall on a second cake to retain the ca e in position during the process of cutting.

8. A cake of soap adapted for use in a soaphaving a portion thereof shaving machine, having a plurality' oi radi ally-extending walls adapted to engage cor responding Walls on a second cake to retain the cake in position during the process of cutting. v A

9. A cake of soap adapted lor use in a soapshavin f machine, having a radially-mtend ing wa l at each end of said cake reversibly adapted to engage a corresponding wall on the second cake to retain the cake in position during the process of cutting.

IOA cake of soap adapted for use in a soa i-shaving nnuhine, having a plurality oi suriaccs separated by nn abutting wall und adapted to interlock with correspond ing surfaces of a second cake to retain the cake in position during the process oi cutting, said cakes being freely separable.

l1. A cake ol soap adapted for use in a soap-shaving machine, having a plurality ol' angular surfaces separated by an abutting Wall adapted to interlock with corresponding surfaces of a second cake to retain the cake in position during the process of cutting, said cakcsbcing freely separable.

l2. A cake of soap adapted for use in n soa -shaving machine, having a'plurality of surfaces separated b vrad iall y-cxtend in gwnlls adapted to interlock with correspondiiw surfaces of a second cake to retain thc edite in position during the process oi cutting.

13.. A cake ol' soap adapted for use in a soap-shaving machine, having a plurality of surfaces at op )osite ends of said cake of soap, said surfaces being separated by a wall and adapted to reversibly interlock with corresponding surfaces of a second cake to retain the cake in position during the process of cutting. v

14. A cake oi" soap adapted lor use in a soap-shaving machine, having a central opening therein providing for the use oi' a spindle operating the cutter, a portion ol`.sai cake being adapted to engage a retaining member ol said. machine and a portion thereof adapted to 'interlock with a correslpoiuling portion of a second cake ol` soap to position during the process ol' cutting.

15. A cake of' soap adapted lfor usc in a soap-shaving machine, having a central openu ing therein providing for the use of a spindle o erating a cutter, a recess at one side thereoi) adapted to engage a retaining member to hold the cake in position during the process of cutting.

16. A cylindrical cake or soap adapted for,` use in a soapeshaving machine, iaving a cen-` tral o iening therein providingfor the use of a s )indie operating a cutter, a recess at one side t ercof adapted to engage a retaining meinber to hold the cake in position during the process of cutting.

17. A cake of soap adapted for use in a soap-shaving machine, having a central opening therein providing for the use ot a spindle iold the cake in soap dispensing and separable.

operating a cutter, a slot or keyway at one side thereof adaptedto .engage a spline to .19. A cake oi soap ladapted for use in ay soap-dispensing machine provided with a projection adapted to engage with a second cake to4 prevent relative movement between the cakes during the operation of the machine, said cakes being freely connectible 20. A cake of soap adapted for use in a dispensing-machine vprovided with an irreguarity o'n one surface thereof ada ted to in` terlit with a correspondin irregu arity upon the surface of a second ca e to prevent rela- .tive movement between the cakes during the operation of `the machine,

l said cakes being freely connectible and separable.

21. A'cake of soap adapted for useA in a dispensing-machine provided with a' plurality of l September, A. D. 1905.

independent abutments ada )ted detachably I to engage with correspon ing upon a second cake during the operation'of the machine. A

- 22.' A cake of soap adapted Jfor use in a dispensing-machine havin a; depression in the surface thereof adapte projection upon asecond cake to prevent relative movement between said cakes during the operation of the machine,l said cakes being freely connectible and separable.

23. A cake of soap adapted for use in a soap-dispensing machine provided with a plurality of abutments joined by inclined ments upon a second cake during the o eration of the machine, said cakes being freely connectible vand separable.

Signed at New Y ork, in the county of New vYork and State of New York, this 8th day f y GEORGE r. snavian. Witnesses: v

H. W. FoRsY'rH, LEwIsJ. DooLrrrr surfaces, vsaid abutments being adapted detachably to engage with corresponding abutl abutments l to be engagedA` by a 

